Pfahl

German edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German pfāl, from Latin pālus.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /p͡faːl/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /faːl/ (northern and central Germany)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aːl
Homophone: fahl (regional)

Noun edit

Pfahl m (strong, genitive Pfahles or Pfahls, plural Pfähle)

(thick) stake, picket, pale
Synonyms: Pfosten, Stange
(heraldry) pale

Declension edit

Declension of Pfahl [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfahl	die	Pfähle
genitive	eines	des	Pfahles, Pfahls	der	Pfähle
dative	einem	dem	Pfahl, Pfahle¹	den	Pfählen
accusative	einen	den	Pfahl	die	Pfähle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms edit

pfählen

Related terms edit

Proper noun edit

Pfahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Pfahls or (with an article) Pfahl, feminine genitive Pfahl, plural Pfahls)

a surname